A holiday gem to treasure over the years, this beautifully illustrated book includes a stunning pop-up of the nativity scene at the back, perfect to leave open as a display throughout the festive season.
Ages: 3 years + Size: 9 x 12 7/8 Pages: 14pp Author: Fiona Biggs
Gaming fans! You’re trapped inside a video game! Can you work out which press-out items are needed to solve puzzles and crack secret codes to make your way through six progressively more fiendish game levels?
Series: Escape Room Create your very own escape room experience at home! Put together objects from the press-out die-cut card sheets contained in the envelope, then work out how to use them to solve a series of progressively harder challenges!
Ages: 8 years and up Size: 9 x 11 Pages: 48 Series: Escape Room Author: Dr. Gareth Moore, Ill. by DGPH Studio Price: $22.99 (Hardback)
You’ll encounter terrifying dinosaurs, spooky Ancient Egyptians, vicious Vikings, amazing animals, fearsome knights, and even explore space as you find your way out of a series of mysterious museum galleries using the press-out pieces.
Series: Escape Room Create your very own escape room experience at home! Put together objects from the press-out die-cut card sheets contained in the envelope, then work out how to use them to solve a series of progressively harder challenges!
Ages: 8 years and up Size: 9 x 11 Pages: 48 Series: Escape Room Author: Dr. Gareth Moore, Ill. by Beatriz Castro Price: $22.99 (Hardback)
Create beautiful, layered paper dioramas with this clever art activity book! Combining drawing, coloring and scissor skills, children are taken page by page through creating four lovely landscape scenes. The front of the pages contain line illustrations created by the talented illustrator Anouck Boisrobert, which the children can color in and add details. On turning the page to view the reverse side, they will see cut lines, instructing them on areas of the page to cut away. As they finish each page in turn, a layered landscape is slowly created. Flipping back to the first page will reveal the completed scene it all its glory!
Ages: 6-10 Size: 10 1/4 x 10 1/4 Pages: 96 Author: Anouck Boisrobert, il Price: $12.99 (Flexi-binding)
It’s autumn, which means it’s time for CARNIVAL! But the rainy season comes early, and high winds and torrential rain lash down across Animal Boulevard. Can Anna save the day?
Series: Hotel Flamingo
When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel, she’s determined to restore it to its former glory, but this is no ordinary hotel – all of her staff and guests are animals! As she soon finds out though, running an animal hotel is no easy task.
Ages: 6-9 years Size: 5 x 7 1/4 Pages: 192 Series: Hotel Flamingo Author: Alex Milway Price: $5.99 (Paperback) or $14.99 (Library)
Discover the essential skills required on the way to becoming a computer coding expert in this innovative activity book, encouraging imaginative play and problem solving. The fresh, contemporary artwork helps to make basic coding concepts accessible.
Series: Academy Series The academy series features activities, cool quizzes, and super skill tests. Stickers, model, poster, and games included. Whimsical art and creative fun for anywhere!
Ages: 7+ Size: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 Pages: 64 Series: Academy Series Author: Sean McManus Price: $12.99 (Paperback)
Hooray! It’s class picture day in this quirky, fun-filled picture book. Which class picture is your favorite? Click!
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 Pages: 32 Series: Kane Miller Picture Books Author: Noé Carlain, Ill. by Hervé Le Goff Price: $12.99 (Hardback)
From teenage girls waiting to dance at their very first ball, to mothers hunting for rich husbands for their daughters, Jane Austen’s love stories are famous throughout the world. This collection of adaptations of all six novels — and one shorter tale — with beautiful illustrations and summaries of the characters, is the perfect introduction to Jane Austen. Novels included are: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Lady Susan.
Ages: 9 years + Size: 7 x 9 3/4 Pages: 368 Author: Adapted by Anna Milbourne Price: $24.99 (Hardback)
Piece together a wonderfully illustrated 30-piece jigsaw puzzle to complete the breathtaking picture of Cinderella, taken from the hugely successful picture book, also featured in this gift set.
This fascinating activity book covers all the essentials of the game, helping children learn the basics and practice different strategies to become a master of the game!
Ages: 7 years and up Size: 9 7/8 x 11 7/8 Series: Chess Author: Lucy Bowman Price: $9.99 (Spiral Hard)